Bob Collins
Perhaps like you, we can’t look out the window anymore. We’ve reached the limit of our seasonal endurance.
MPR News Reflections and observations on the news
By Bob Collins
Bob Collins retired from Minnesota Public Radio in 2019 after 12 years of writing NewsCut and pointing out to complainants that posts weren’t news stories. A son of Massachusetts, he was a news editor 1992-1998, created the MPR News regional website in 1999, invented the popular Select A Candidate, started several blogs, and every day lamented that his Minnesota Fantasy Legislature project never caught on.
Watching eagles
Health insurance and real life, the beginning the gun floor debate, don’t play ball, giving back, and sometimes you never know what one act of kindness can do.
Twin Cities from the ISS
Bias or behavior, the legend of the hearty Minnesotan, the hospital feud with a man who wouldn’t leave his partner’s bedside, rapping against the ‘R word,’ and a sports coach pushes back.
Hendricks, MN., came close to losing its high school. That’s when a couple with a little creativity, some gymnastics equipment, and a plan for a farm shed stepped in.
With many schools closed, it provides an opportunity to catch up on science studies, courtesy of NASA.